The boys swimming at the state meet will not compete again until then. The rest of the swimmers will be competing in the Rock N Relays, in Cumming, on Saturday Jan. 31.

“Daniel qualifying for the 500 free was one of the highlights of the meet,” Blevins said. “He swam a 5:25:08 in the prelims and earned a spot in the finals. He said that he was going to swim a state cut in the finals. This meant that he had to swim a 5:20.00 or below.

“When we discussed his strategy for finals, we ended with a time of 5:19.99 would be wonderful. He started the race and we watched his splits, compared them to his prelims race, and kept our fingers crossed. When he got to the last 150 yards of the race, he was ahead of his prelim split by more than three seconds and was consistently swimming faster. As he flipped at the last turn, Coach Mindy Carpenter and I were cheering as loud as we could as we watched him complete the last 25 of the race. When he hit the wall and his time of 5:17.26 popped up, we were ecstatic. He had earned his goal and even faster than planned. It was so exciting to see him look at the clock, comprehend his time and then look over at us for the reassurance that he had did it. We could not be more proud of Daniel and him earning one more open spot for the SwimDoggs to represent at the state meet.”

The WBHS coaches were also excited about the times and performances of McDaniels and Hentenaar.

“Quinn had a great day,” his coach said. “He may not have swam his personal bests, but he ended up racing eight times by the end of the meet. He qualified for finals in everything he swam and raced them in finals, earning three medals. Quinn has continued to improve throughout the season and is now tapering for state meet.”

Hentenaar set the tone early for the Swim Doggs.

“Ian started out with a great meet,” Blevins said. “As part of the 200 and 400 relays, Ian helped each relay earn a spot in the finals. In individual races, Ian was entering finals with the top seed in the 200 free and third in the 100 free. He could not compete in the finals due to a muscular discomfort. Ian taking a slight break and making sure he is healthy is more important than competing and possibly injuring himself.”

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